Ibadan vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$421
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$135
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
48
38
😀 Quality of life
37
39
🏙️ Population
2.55M
3.9M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 41% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6862nd and 8436th ($752 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th in Nigeria and Ghana, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 8155th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Kumasi

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Ibadan Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.02
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.95%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.66
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.66
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.13
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1891
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$664
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822